Afghanistan: Casualties of War – Is it worth it?

May 12th, 2009Comments Off

Every military commander has echoed the words of US defense secretary Gates, the current wars “can not be won militarily.” The solution, they say, is political and will take a massive civilian and diplomatic effort. Yet, the US keeps raising the military stakes and strikes, particularly in Afghanistan.

In April alone the US military reportedly dropped 438 bombs in Afghanistan.